Aim of study: This study aimed to determine the medicinal plant use preferences herbalists’ customers against COVID-19 symptoms during pandemic period.
 Area The was carried out in nine provinces located Central and Eastern Anatolia Region Turkey herbalists selling plants.
 Material methods: Data on 35 plants from 373 49 were collected between April 2020 December 2020. Relative Freque...

PREPARATIONS of Averrhoa carambola (star fruit) have been used in an attempt to treat ailments of several different types both by bornohs (the Malay medicine men) and by traditional Chinese herbalists. Among these ailments for which star fruit preparations have been 'prescribed" are headache, vomiting, coughing and restlessness (Burkhill, 1935 : Woei,1970). This paper describes an attempt to de...

The indigenous people of Transkei depend on natural plant resources from the forests for the medicinal, cultural, religious and other needs. This area, predominantly occupied by the Xhosa people, has remained ethnobotanically unexplored until recently. The present survey among the traditional doctors, herbalists, herb sellers, tribal priests and local people recorded medicinal uses of 26 plants...

OBJECTIVE An ethnobotanical survey on the medicinal plant species marketed in Mashhad city, northeastern Iran, was conducted in order to document traditional medicinal knowledge and application of medicinal plants. MATERIALS AND METHODS This study was undertaken between 2011 and 2012. The indigenous knowledge of traditional healers used for medicinal purposes were collected through questionna...

Introduction: The roots of the cannabis plant have a long history of medical use stretching back millennia. However, the therapeutic potential of cannabis roots has been largely ignored in modern times. Discussion: In the first century, Pliny the Elder described in Natural Histories that a decoction of the root in water could be used to relieve stiffness in the joints, gout, and related conditi...

To define three different types of Kui traditional healers, herbalists, blowing doctors and spirit healers, according to their range and methods of treatment. Surveys were conducted to identify traditional healers among a population of Kui villages in the southern part of Northeast Thailand. Criteria were established to select a sample group of thirty healers, ten of each type of healer. For ov...

OBJECTIVE To systematically review surveys of 12-month prevalence of visits to complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) practitioners for five therapies: acupuncture, homeopathy, osteopathy, chiropractic, and medical herbalism. METHODS Studies were identified via database searches to 2011. Study quality was assessed using a six-item tool. RESULTS Forty-one surveys across 12 countries we...